Oak Park Farmers' Market

Local non-profit organizations seeking fundraising opportunities can reserve a space for a bake sale at the Market.

• 2025 Bake Sale Guidelines (coming soon)
• 2025 Bake Sale Application Form (coming soon)

For more information about bake sales, email farmersmarket@oak-park.us

Information coming soon!

No Bicycles
For safety reasons, bicycles must be left outside the Market. Walking with bikes though the Market is also prohibited.

No Smoking
Be considerate of your fellow shoppers. Please don't smoke within the market area.

No Pets
State health codes prohibit pets of any kind on Market premises while the market is in operation, except support animals trained to assist their physically challenged owners.

No Soliciting
Soliciting or circulating petitions are not allowed on market premises while the market is in operation.

Free parking is available in the Oak Park River Forest High School parking garage on Scoville Avenue, just north of Lake Street. The parking garage does have dedicated parking for persons with disabilities. General customer parking on the north side of Lake Street, from Scoville to Elmwood, will be prohibited. Limited parking for persons with disabilities can be found on Lake Street just south of the Market.

Nearby streets also offer parking during market hours. But parking regulations are enforced in the area and athletic events at the high school often create competition for prime parking spaces, both on the street and in the garage.

Oak Park Township offers rides for for seniors to and from the Oak Park Farmers' Market throughout the season. Pickups are made from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday for seniors who live in Oak Park and River Forest.

The van will be parked at the corner of Lake Street and Elmwood Avenue.

To schedule a ride, call 708.383.4806 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

There is a suggested donation is $1 per ride.

View more information about the Township's Senior Services.

All payment methods, including cash, are accepted at the Market. Acceptable payment methods may vary by vendor.

While most vendors accept credit or debit cards (either at the both or through the information tent), be sure to bring cash for donuts, bake sales and the corn roast.

The Farmers' Market will match LINK card sales up to $25 with double value coupons each week. Stop by the information tent for more information.

Matching coupons worth up to $25 are available to SNAP shoppers at the live Market.

LINK Matching Coupon Program Flyer(PDF, 318KB)

Every Saturday of the market season a crew of donut makers arrives at Pilgrim Church in the early hours of the morning to make fresh coffee, juice and donuts for market patrons. The donuts are old-fashioned cake donuts, served warm and covered with powdered sugar, cinnamon sugar or plain. Buy them singly or by the dozen. Various local non-profit organizations take part in the donut efforts, earning money for the church and their organizations.

Market patrons can sit at a table and enjoy donuts while listening to live bluegrass music provided by local musicians.

Come early! Donuts often sell out before noon.

Independent farmers and producers from around the Midwest bring their goods to the market each week.

2025 Vendor Map coming soon

2024 Farmers' Market Vendors:

Barry’s Berries - Covert, MI
Fruits and veggies
Accepts LINK

Breadman Baking Co. - Naperville, IL
Artisanal bread and baked goods
Accepts LINK

Brian Severson Farms - Dwight, IL
Certified organic (non-GMO) heirloom grains (flours, meals, grits, rolled oats, corn)
Accepts LINK
Severson organic products will be available at the Breadman Baking Co. booth this season

Brunkow Cheese - Mineral Point, WI
Award-winning cheese and butter - artisanal cheesemaker since 1899
Accepts LINK

Chanticlare Farm - Winfield, IL
Sustainably-grown vegetables and flowers (no synthetic chemicals used)
Accepts LINK, WIC and Senior Coupons

Chao Farm - Kingston, IL
Veggies and flowers
Accepts LINK, WIC

Ellis Family Farm - Benton Harbor, MI
Fruits, veggies, preserves, eggs and honey
Accepts WIC, LINK and senior coupons

Finn's Ranch - Buchanan, MI
Meat and variety of eggs raised on certified organic pasture - animal welfare approved, certified grassfed by AGW
Accepts LINK

Geneva Lakes Produce - Burlington, WI
Fruits, veggies, flowers, plants
Accepts WIC, LINK and senior coupons

Hardin Farms - Eau Claire, MI
Fruits and veggies
Accepts WIC, LINK and senior coupons

Hook Point Fisheries - Chicago, IL
Wild salmon
Accepts LINK, WIC and Senior coupons

J2K Capraio Farmstead Dairy & Artisan Creamery - Walkerton, IN
Award-winning artisinal goat and cow cheeses
Accepts LINK

Jake's Country Meats - Casspolis, MI
Heritage breeds, certified grass-fed, antibiotic-free, meat and eggs, animal-welfare approved
Accepts LINK

Johanson’s Apple World - Baroda, MI
Fruits, veggies and cider
Accepts WIC, LINK and senior coupons

Katich Breads - Aurora, IL
Artisanal bread and baked goods using organic flour
Accepts LINK

Khang's Farm Fresh - Jackson, WI
Veggies and flowers
Accepts WIC, LINK and Senior Coupons

Lyman Ave. Bread - Oak Park, IL
Sourdough and seeded breads
Accepts LINK

Nichols Farm & Orchard - Marengo, IL
Fruits, veggies and dry beans
Accepts WIC, LINK and senior coupons

Old Gaffer’s Garden - Berwyn, IL
Urban farm lettuces, salads and microgreens
Accepts LINK

Prairie Friends Native Plant Nursery - Chicago, IL
Native plants grown from seed, representing original species from 12,000 years ago
Vendor at Market from opening day through end of June and late summer through fall

River Valley Ranch - Burlington, WI
Mushrooms, salsa, pickles, spreads, veggie burgers
Certified Organic
Accepts WIC, LINK and senior coupons

Sharpening by Dave - Lindenhurst, IL
Knife, scissors, gardening tools sharpener

Skibbe Farms - Eau Claire, MI
Fruits, veggies, cider and plants
Accepts WIC, LINK and senior coupons

R. Smits & Sons aka "The Farm" - Kendall County, IL
Fruits and veggies
Accepts WIC, LINK and senior coupons

Smits Organics - Kendall County, IL
Certified organic flowers, veggies and potted plants
Accepts WIC

Stovers Farm Market - Berrien Springs, MI
Fruits, veggies, honey, dried fruit
Accepts WIC, LINK and senior coupons

Three Bees - Bartlett, IL
Honey and honey products
Accepts WIC and LINK

Guest/Pop-Up Vendors

Bushel & Pecks Preservation Kitchen - Beloit, WI
From their own certified organic farm, Bushel & Peck's handcrafts each and every jar of pickles, jams, preserves, sauces, relishes, soups and beverages.
Market dates: TBA

Green Fire Farm
Regenerative ag, meats and eggs, certified organic pastures, certified grass-fed
Market dates: TBA
Accepts LINK

The Oak Park Farmers’ Market relies on volunteers who help staff the on-site information booth and help with special events. Referred to as Friends of the Market, these volunteers typically serve two-hour shifts. Volunteer tasks include answering shoppers’ questions about the market and vendors, helping sell Market merchandise and directing visitors around the site. For more information on becoming a Friend of the Market email farmersmarket@oak-park.us.

Roles include: Set up, general assistance, sustainability ambassador and break down.

A few things to keep in mind as you volunteer:

• The Market is open every Saturday during the season, rain or shine.
• No long-term commitment is required.
• Training is on the job. A Market Commissioner or Market Manager is present at each shift to answer questions and assist volunteers.
• Free market parking is available in the Oak Park and River Forest High School parking garage on Scoville Avenue, just north of Lake Street.

May 17 & May 24 – Go Green Days
Kick off the Market with a focus on sustainability and environmental stewardship.

Mid-August – Corn Roast
Taste the sweetest, freshest roasted corn right at the market. Bring cash to buy an ear or two!

September – Pie Bake-off
Create your best pie featuring market ingredients. Sign up to compete as a baker, apply to be a judge by sharing your passion and qualifications in two paragraphs or less at farmersmarket@oak-park.us, or just come to watch the judging!

• 2024 Pie Bake-Off Results 

October 25 – Stone Soup
Warm up with free soup made from our farmers’ donations and shop the final market of the season.

The Oak Park Farmers’ Market is a community resource with the following goals:

1. Build relationships between regional farmers and Oak Park area residents through direct interaction.
2. Improve the variety, freshness, taste and nutritional value of farm products available in the Oak Park area.
3. Enhance the quality of life in the greater Oak Park area by fostering community gatherings.
4. Provide an educational forum on the uses and benefits of sustainable practices and regionally grown or prepared foods.
5. Provide a dynamic, locally grown, producer-only marketplace.
6. Make healthy regionally produced foods accessible to lower-income residents.

The Market was founded by members of the Oak Park community in 1976:

The Public Health Department manages the Oak Park Farmers' Market. 

To contact the Market's administrators, email farmersmarket@oak-park.us or call 708.358.5780.

• Farmers' Rules of Operation(PDF, 84KB)
• Village code for Farmers' Market
• Farmers' Market Commission